Tag: Argentine sovereignty

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Argentina asks Uruguay on Falklands' flights information which allegedly land in Carrasco airport

  

  The government of President Alberto Fernandez thanked Uruguay for supporting Argentina's sovereignty Malvinas Islands' claim during the latest Mercosur summit but also asked for information on flights to the Islands that land in Carrasco airport.

• Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 05:40 UTC

  “We will continue to pursue Malvinas sovereignty in all world forums” pledges president Fernandez

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez has repeatedly said that the “Malvinas question” is a matter of State and his government “will continue to pursue sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands until we recover the territory, which is currently usurped by the United Kingdom”.

• Saturday, May 2nd 2020 - 07:28 UTC

  Argentina recalls the 38th anniversary of the Air Force baptism of fire on May first 1982

  

  Defense minister Agustín Rossi called on Argentines to claim sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands with the same character displayed by the Argentine pilots during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict with the UK and underlined it's up to the new generations to make sure the Malvinas cause is not forgotten.

• Monday, March 2nd 2020 - 12:24 UTC

  Reedition of Kirchner's aggressive policy towards Falklands announced by Alberto Fernandez

  

  The Kirchnerite government headed by president Alberto Fernandez announced on Sunday, at the opening of the 138th congressional session, the new focus of the Malvinas Islands/Antarctica policy which will emphasize the sovereignty claim over the South Atlantic Islands, particularly the Falklands, and sanction those fishing companies operating in the area.

• Saturday, January 4th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine president recalls when the British invaded the Malvinas and reaffirms Antarctica policy

  

  President Alberto Fernandez on Friday underlined the significance of Argentina's standing presence in Antarctica, --to defend its sovereignty claims--, and also recalled that 187 years ago the British invaded and usurped the Malvinas Islands, a land which “we will never renounce to, and we will always claim”.

• Monday, December 30th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Filmus officially appointed as Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Secretary

  

  The Argentine government made official the appointment of Daniel Filmus as head of the Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Secretary, which depends on the ministry of foreign affairs and worship.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez and Jeremy Corbyn talked about the Falklands/Malvinas claim

  

  Argentine president-elect Alberto Fernandez revealed that last week he received a call from UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, and despite the ideological affinity, the incoming president said that Argentina under his administration would, always, claim the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.

• Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Sao Paulo/Falklands link, “very positive” and will help build bridges for sovereignty negotiations

  

  Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie described the authorization for a regular weekly flight between Sao Paulo, Brazil and the Falkland Islands, with a monthly stopover in Cordoba, as “something very positive”, which has the purpose of “building bridges and creating trust for sovereignty negotiations”

• Saturday, June 10th 2017 - 10:26 UTC

  Argentina invites UK to resume Falklands question negotiations

  

  Argentina has again invited the UK to resume negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas question, following on UN assembly resolutions, and urges an end to unilateral activities related to exploration and exploitation of renewable and non renewable natural resources in the disputed area, as well as to the British military presence in the South Atlantic.

• Thursday, March 23rd 2017 - 13:32 UTC

  Macri administration reiterates defense of Malvinas sovereignty before Congress

  

  Argentina's chief of staff Marcos Peña defended the current administration's policy towards the Falklands/Malvinas question arguing that dialogue is the path, not speeches with no content or results, and pledged “we will stand by Argentine sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands”.